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Prince has announced that he will be headlining the 20th annual Essence Music Festival in New Orleans in 2014. This isn't the first time the singer has performed at the festival. In 2004 he performed on the 20th anniversary of his hit single "Purple Rain." He has also make rounds at other major festivals, headlining this year's South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. -
Justin Bieber releases super steamy 'All That Matters' music video from his Music Mondays series [WATCH]
It's the penultimate week of Justin Bieber's Music Mondays/music journals project, and the musical series is just now receiving its first music video. On that same day that the pop megastar released the ninth track "Change Me," he also debuted the official visual for the second Music Mondays song "All That Matters," and this one is a sizzling piece of work. -
Vampire Weekend: Secret show from the Artists Den
Vampire Weekend: Secret show from the Artists Den Vampire Weekend is playing a secret show in New York City on Tuesday, December 10th at 8 p. m. Eastern. -
Alice Herz-Sommer, World's Oldest Pianist (and Holocaust Survivor), Turns 110
This Chanukah, the world’s oldest pianist is celebrating her 110th birthday. Alice Herz-Sommer, these days resident in London, survived the Theresienstadt concentration camp to enjoy a distinguished career. -
Fueled by Opium and Desire, Berlioz’s ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ is the Subject of Chicago Symphony Orchestra Program
French conductor Stéphane Denève will lead the CSO in an exploration of Hector Berlioz’s 'Symphonie Fantastique' on Friday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 8 at 3:00 p.m. at Symphony Center. -
Late Night Rundown: Musical guests of late night television for December 2 through December 6
Can't get enough of your favorite bands on late night television? Check and see who is performing this week, and don't forget to come back and see what we have to say the next day! The week of December 2 through December 6... -
Study shows copyright brings little revenue for musicians; Live performances and music education main suppliers of income
Copyright law is the normal topic claimed by record labels and music publishers when making arguments against services such as Pandora, or when launching lawsuits against other artists they've claimed are ripping off another song that's part of their catalog. So it stands to reason that copyright is a fairly large part of musician earnings, right? Wrong, says Peter DiCola, who just completed a project on the subject for Northwestern University's School of Law. -
Pharrell Williams promises new album after pushing Daft Punk and Robin Thicke to No. 1 in 2013
Pharrell Williams has to be near the top of the list for most relevant music performers of 2013, and he hasn't even released any music in his own name. The producer/noted falsetto vocalist has been part of two of the year's top selling singles, Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" and Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," plus has worked as a producer with Jay Z among many. Next year promises to be just as happening, with Williams already working with Hans Zimmer on the soundtrack for "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," as well as handling production for Beyonce. -
'The Voice' censors 'Lord' from gospel song, neither fans nor Blake Shelton happy about it
Reality vocal competitions tend to play things pretty close to the belt. Producers would rather play it safe than scare away their audiences, and normally it works out. The Voice tried to get a little too politically correct during last Tuesday's episode, and ended up offending even more viewers than if they had just left it "uncensored." -
R. Kelly new album 'Black Panties' leaks: stream record before its Dec. 10 release date [LISTEN]
It's only been a year and a half since R. Kelly's last album "Write Me Back" arrived in stores, but now the R&B powerhouse is back with his twelfth studio album. A little over a week before its planned Dec. 10 release date, Kelly's new record "Black Panties" has leaked in full and is now available to stream online. -
Kelly Clarkson tops Adult Contemporary charts with Christmas hit; See Music Times' list of best Christmas Chart Toppers
Christmas has been back for a while in pop music. It starts getting radio time earlier and earlier even year, and two themed albums have now spent a month in the top 10 of the Billboard 200: Duck Dynasty's Duck The Halls and Kelly Clarkson's Wrapped in Red. Clarkson topped the Adult Contemporary charts last week with her Christmas single "Underneath the Tree," marking the 15th time a Christmas song has accomplished the feat. Surprisingly, every occurrence has been during this millennium. To mark the occasion, Music Times lists our three favorite tracks from that list. -
SPIN releases annual list of best albums; Kanye West, Chance The Rapper, and Vampire Weekend vie for top spot
SPIN Magazine, one of our most trusted sources for music across many genres, has released its annual list of the best 50 albums of the year. Yes, it's a bit early (not going to give Britney Spears a fair shot guys?), but we're sure they're just trying to beat the holiday rush (you'll be able to check out Music Times' albums of the year list on December 23, and our staffers' respective playlists of the year on December 16). The top album is something you've definitely heard of, but may still come as a surprise.
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